Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Neonatal, Infant, and under-5 Mortality Collaborators; Ali H. Mokdad; Ibrahim Khalil; Michael Collison; Charbel El Bcheraoui; Raghid Charara; Maziar Moradi-Lakeh; Ashkan Afshin; David C Schwebel

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Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

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Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Neonatal, Infant, and under-5 Mortality Collaborators, Ali H. Mokdad, Ibrahim Khalil, Michael Collison, Charbel El Bcheraoui, Raghid Charara, Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Ashkan Afshin and David C Schwebel

International journal of public health, Vol.63(S1), pp.63-77

05/01/2018

DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-0998-x

PMCID: PMC5702263

PMID: 28776242

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OBJECTIVES: Although substantial reductions in under-5 mortality have been observed during the past 35 years, progress in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) has been uneven. This paper provides an overview of child mortality and morbidity in the EMR based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.METHODS: We used GBD 2015 study results to explore under-5 mortality and morbidity in EMR countries.RESULTS: In 2015, 755,844 (95% uncertainty interval (UI) 712,064-801,565) children under 5 died in the EMR. In the early neonatal category, deaths in the EMR decreased by 22.4%, compared to 42.4% globally. The rate of years of life lost per 100,000 population under 5 decreased 54.38% from 177,537 (173,812-181,463) in 1990 to 80,985 (76,308-85,876) in 2015; the rate of years lived with disability decreased by 0.57% in the EMR compared to 9.97% globally.CONCLUSIONS: Our findings call for accelerated action to decrease child morbidity and mortality in the EMR. Governments and organizations should coordinate efforts to address this burden. Political commitment is needed to ensure that child health receives the resources needed to end preventable deaths.

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Title: Subtitle: Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean region : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
Creators: GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Neonatal, Infant, and under-5 Mortality Collaborators
Ali H. Mokdad - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ibrahim Khalil - University of Washington
Michael Collison - University of Washington
Charbel El Bcheraoui - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Raghid Charara
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh
Ashkan Afshin - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
David C Schwebel (Contributor) - Research Administration
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International journal of public health, Vol.63(S1), pp.63-77
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-0998-x
PMID: 28776242
PMCID: PMC5702263
NLM abbreviation: Int J Public Health
ISSN: 1661-8564
eISSN: 1661-8564
Language: English
Date published: 05/01/2018
Academic Unit: Research Administration
Record Identifier: 9984949460002771

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